Greek Religion and Society / Edition 1

Greek Religion and Society / Edition 1

ISBN-10:
0521287855
ISBN-13:
9780521287852
Pub. Date:
06/13/1985
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10:
0521287855
ISBN-13:
9780521287852
Pub. Date:
06/13/1985
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Greek Religion and Society / Edition 1

Greek Religion and Society / Edition 1

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Overview

Greek religion is a subject of absorbing interest, essential for the understanding of history and culture, but often puzzling and elusive. This collection of essays ranges over many aspects of Greek civil life, looking at the ways in which religion manifested itself in institutions, art and literature, and tracing the attitudes that lay behind the manifold cults and customs. It is not meant as an exhaustive introduction to the subject, but as a series of related approaches which will help students to draw the threads together, on lines suggested by Sir Moses Finley in his introduction to the book.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521287852
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 06/13/1985
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 268
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.59(d)

Table of Contents

List of illustrations; Preface; Foreword by Sir Moses Finley; 1. On making sense of Greek religion John Gould; 2. Greek poetry and Greek religion P. E. Easterling; 3. Early Greek views about life after death N. J. Richardson; 4. Greek temples: why and where? J. N. Coldstream; 5. The Greek religious festivals Paul Cartledge; 6. Delphi and divination Simon Price; 7. Greek art and religion Martin Robertson; 8. Religion and the new education: the challenge of the Sophists J. V. Muir; Notes; Notes for further reading; Index.
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